Glen McGregor, Ottawa Citizen,
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Ottawa Citizen national affairs reporter covering government and politics on Parliament Hill. Specializing in data journalism and social-media evangelism. Suffering the wrath of political partisans since 1998. Follow me on Twitter at @glen_mcgregor or email me at gmcgregor@ottawacitizen.com.

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